🏟️ Manchester City name their North Stand the Pep Guardiola Stand | OneFootball

Manchester City has made a historic announcement official. The newly expanded north stand at the Etihad Stadium will now officially be called ‘The Pep Guardiola Stand’.

This recognition comes as the highest tribute from the English club to the Catalan coach, coinciding with the end of an unmatched era on the touchline.

The stand will be formally inaugurated this Sunday in the final match of the season against Aston Villa.

This fixture will not only mark the debut of the stand at full capacity, but will also be Guardiola’s final game as manager of the City side.

A statue near the stadium

The initiative, driven directly by Sheikh Mansour, will not be limited to renaming the structure.

The club has commissioned a statue of the coach, which will be placed at the entrances to the renovated stand to immortalize him for the fans.

Manchester City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak highlighted that both the stand and the statue ensure Pep’s legacy will be forever etched into the history of English football after ten seasons of passion, honesty, and unprecedented success.

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